<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>I wasn't going to go there, but I feel the same way about Wayne Shorter's
>playing. 
> 
>Okay, we know he can play... but what is he playing? Can this guy play
>ANYTHING remotely melodic or beautiful or even intriguing, stimulating,(on 
Joni's
>CDs)instead of this smattering of notes- like the swipe of a paintbrush
>at a canvas from 50 feet away?(lol)
>
>I don't understand. Please explain.


I'll try.

It's birdsong.

A paintbrush, yes, but on rice paper with ink and water ... only one chance 
to capture the moment. Very non-Western.

And to my ears it's eminently melodic, beautiful, intriguing, and stimulating.


-Fred

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